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  • Lockheed Launches Generation Beyond STEM Education Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Launches Generation Beyond STEM Education Program

    Lockheed Martin has unveiled a science, technology, engineering and math educational program for elementary, middle school and high school students across the U.S. which features an online curriculum and virtual reality tools. The company said Friday the Generation Beyond program was announced at the Lockheed-sponsored USA Science & Engineering Festival. “Our children — the elementary, middle and high […] More

  • Raytheon to Help Present Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition; Dave Wajsgras Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Help Present Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition; Dave Wajsgras Comments

    Raytheon will present a collegiate cyber defense competition in San Antonio beginning on April 22 to test the skills of the 10 collegiate teams in combating online attacks. The Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security said Friday announced the 10 finalists for the three-day National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Championship. According to Raytheon, this competition is […] More

  • Oracle to Invest $200M Into White House's Computer Science Education Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oracle to Invest $200M Into White House’s Computer Science Education Initiative

    Oracle seeks to pump $200 million for the next 18 months into a White House initiative meant to support computer science education in the U.S. The investment on the Computer Science for All program is intended to provide computer science education to more than 200,000 students through the Oracle Academy educational program, Oracle said Wednesday. “Our latest research […] More

  • Nutanix Names Sean McLaughlin Civilian Sales Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nutanix Names Sean McLaughlin Civilian Sales Director

    Nutanix has appointed Sean McLaughlin to oversee the growth efforts of the company’s federal civilian agency business as director for civilian sales. McLaughlin’s new role entails collaborating with customers and industry partners to utilize the enterprise cloud platform toward a shared services strategy, targeting Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scores and building up data center environments, Nutanix said […] More

  • Former DARPA & Google Exec Regina Dugan to Lead New Facebook Group - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DARPA & Google Exec Regina Dugan to Lead New Facebook Group

    Regina Dugan, formerly advanced technology and products team lead at Google, has joined Facebook to lead the social networking site’s future advanced products development group, Forbes reported Wednesday. Miguel Helft writes Dugan oversaw Google’s projects to develop modular smartphones, three-dimensional mapping devices and smart fabrics since 2012. She will lead Facebook’s new team called “Building 8” […] More

  • David Stoudt Joins Booz Allen as Senior Executive Adviser, Directed Energy Fellow - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Stoudt Joins Booz Allen as Senior Executive Adviser, Directed Energy Fellow

    David Stoudt, formerly senior technologist for directed energy at the U.S. Navy, has joined Booz Allen Hamilton as a senior executive adviser and fellow for the company’s directed energy program. In his new role, Stoudt will focus on providing thought leadership in engineering, science and C4ISR, Booz Allen said Wednesday. Trey Obering, executive vice president for […] More

  • SAP, White House to Collaborate on Computer Science, STEM Education Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAP, White House to Collaborate on Computer Science, STEM Education Program

    SAP will collaborate with the White House on an initiative that seeks to help K-12 students develop skills in the field of business and computer science. The company will award $2.4 million in grants to nonprofit institutions to help promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics and computer science education to at least 700,000 K-12 students […] More

  • Cubic's Martin Howell Joins 'Mobility as a Service' Alliance Board; Rasmus Lindholm Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic’s Martin Howell Joins ‘Mobility as a Service’ Alliance Board; Rasmus Lindholm Comments

    Martin Howell, Cubic director of external affairs for the transportation systems business, has been appointed to the board of directors of ERTICO’s Mobility as a Service Alliance. “Urban mobility faces not only pressure but opportunity, where revolutionary change is necessary if we are to face the challenges of population growth and limitations on infrastructure in our […] More

  • IBM Seeks to Address Community Health Challenges Through New Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Seeks to Address Community Health Challenges Through New Program

    IBM has introduced a program that aims to help communities address primary care concerns, shortage in medical personnel and other healthcare challenges through the adoption of analytics, artificial intelligence and other cognitive technology platforms. Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman, president and CEO, unveiled the IBM Health Corps program at the 13th Annual World Health Care Congress Tuesday […] More

  • CACI to Offer IT Modernization Support Through VA T4NG Contract; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI to Offer IT Modernization Support Through VA T4NG Contract; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International seeks to support the Department of Veterans Affairs‘ information technology modernization efforts under the 10-year, $22.3 billion Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation multiple-award contract. The company said Wednesday the 10-year contract aims to support a VA-wide total IT modernization program and represents work as part of its health market portfolio. CACI added it will offer enterprise IT network support, […] More

  • Biff Lyons: Parsons Extends Missile Defense Tech Integration Support for MDA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Biff Lyons: Parsons Extends Missile Defense Tech Integration Support for MDA

    Parsons aims to help the Missile Defense Agency implement and transition all three elements of the Ballistic Missile Defense System into U.S. military organizations as part of a five-year, $60 million contract the company won in late March. “This contract is a natural extension of the work we have been performing for the MDA for decades,” Biff Lyons, executive vice president […] More

  • Russ Matijevich, Rob Rainhart Take VP Roles at HawkEye 360; John Serafini Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Russ Matijevich, Rob Rainhart Take VP Roles at HawkEye 360; John Serafini Comments

    Russ Matijevich and Rob Rainhart have joined small satellite developer HawkEye 360 as vice presidents of the company’s sales and engineering divisions, respectively. Matijevich, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, will be responsible for the company’s business and product development activities, HawkEye 360 said Wednesday. Rainhart will lead the company’s technical team to design and […] More